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New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice Approves Key Local Laws on Evidence Access, Clinical Assessments, and Jail Transition Coordination
New YorkSep 10, 20254 min read
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On September 10, 2025, the New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice held a meeting chaired by Sandy Nurse, where it unanimously approved three significant local laws: providing persons in custody with access to evidence review technology, mandating holistic clinical assessments for incarcerated individuals, and establishing coordinators for the transition to borough-based jails.
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Holistic clinical assessments for incarcerated individualsTransition coordination to borough-based jailsCourt-based alternative to incarceration programsDepartment of Correction technology and reportingPublic SafetyAccess to evidence review technology for persons in custody
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- Approved Int 1238-2025-A requiring the Department of Correction to provide technology for persons in custody to securely review case evidence via tablets or law library access, and mandating a Board of Correction report evaluating this access with recommendations.
- Approved Int 1240-2025-A mandating the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice to conduct holistic clinical assessments upon request for incarcerated individuals seeking acceptance into court-based alternative incarceration programs, covering mental health, physical health, intellectual disabilities, trauma history, and psychosocial conditions.
- Approved Int 1242-2025-A establishing a coordinator role for managing the transition to borough-based jails within the New York City Charter and administrative code.
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Committee on Criminal Justice
Sep 10, 2025, 12:00 AMCouncil Chambers - City Hallcompleted
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Agenda
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the provision of access to evidence review technology for persons in custody with pending criminal proceedings
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to holistic clinical assessments for incarcerated individuals
- A Local Law to amend the New York city charter and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a coordinator of the transition to borough-based jails and a department of correction coordinator for borough-based jail transition
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- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the provision of access to evidence review technology for persons in custody with pending criminal proceedings
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the provision of access to evidence review technology for persons in custody with pending criminal proceedings
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the provision of access to evidence review technology for persons in custody with pending criminal proceedings
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to holistic clinical assessments for incarcerated individuals
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to holistic clinical assessments for incarcerated individuals
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to holistic clinical assessments for incarcerated individuals
- A Local Law to amend the New York city charter and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a coordinator of the transition to borough-based jails and a department of correction coordinator for borough-based jail transition
- A Local Law to amend the New York city charter and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a coordinator of the transition to borough-based jails and a department of correction coordinator for borough-based jail transition
- A Local Law to amend the New York city charter and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a coordinator of the transition to borough-based jails and a department of correction coordinator for borough-based jail transition
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